CABLE IDENTIFICATION USING A UNIQUE SIGNAL CARRIED ON AN UNUSED CONDUCTOR
First Claim
1. A cable identification system, comprising:
- a multiconductor cable having an electrical connector secured to at least one end, wherein the electrical connector is adapted to connect a plurality of conductors in the cable to a mating connector;
a signal generator adapted to connect the electrical connector to the mating connector, the signal generator configured to select an unused conductor from the plurality of conductors and generate and transmit a unique signal over the selected conductor in the cable; and
a portable device configured to detect the unique signal when positioned adjacent the cable at any point along the cable.
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Abstract
A cable identification system is provided. The cable identification system includes a multiconductor cable with an electrical connector secured to at least one end. The electrical connector is adapted to connect a plurality of conductors in the cable to a mating connector. The cable identification system further includes a signal generator adapted to connect the electrical connector to the mating connector. The signal generator is configured to select an unused conductor from the plurality of conductors and generate and transmit a unique signal over the selected conductor in the cable. The cable identification system further includes a portable device configured to detect the unique signal when positioned adjacent the cable at any point along the cable.
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1. A cable identification system, comprising:
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a multiconductor cable having an electrical connector secured to at least one end, wherein the electrical connector is adapted to connect a plurality of conductors in the cable to a mating connector; a signal generator adapted to connect the electrical connector to the mating connector, the signal generator configured to select an unused conductor from the plurality of conductors and generate and transmit a unique signal over the selected conductor in the cable; and a portable device configured to detect the unique signal when positioned adjacent the cable at any point along the cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for identifying cables, comprising:
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providing a multiconductor cable having an electrical connector secured to at least one end, wherein the electrical connector is adapted to connect a plurality of conductors in the cable to a mating connector; connecting a signal generator between the electrical connector and the mating connector electrically coupled to a network device at at least one end of the cable, wherein the signal generator is configured to generate and transmit a unique signal over an unused conductor in the cable; storing an association between the unique signal and the network device in a repository; identifying the unique signal using a portable device configured to detect the unique signal by positioning the portable device adjacent the cable at any point along the cable; and retrieving the association between the unique signal and the network device from the repository to identify the cable. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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